2009-020

From: "Kevin Druhan" <Kevin.Druhan@gov.ns.ca> Date: 2009-06-10 (Wed) 14:53:10 ADT Subject: SolarNS FAQ question

Hi Dan,

I don't know if this question has been addressed for the FAQ, but I think there may be a lot of people wondering about it.

Are 'plug and play' grid tie inverters such as the SWEA 250W legal and/or in widespread use residentially in Nova Scotia? My understanding is that they are capable of producing a true sine-wave waveform and can have up to 260W of 12V DC input from solar or wind per unit. They can also be daisy-chained together in modular fashion to add more watts as needed. They also have the added benefit of not requiring an electrician to wire the unit permanently into the circuit breaker; they simply plug into any 120V AC plug. They retail for about 300-400$ on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Solar-cell-panel-Complete-240W-grid-tie-system_W0QQitemZ250438125440QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a4f468780&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A3%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

http://www.solarwindsusa.com/SWEA/StarterkitManualEng.pdf

Does anybody know about these units?

Thanks Dan, Kevin

Kevin Druhan Research Analyst Wait Time Improvement Office Nova Scotia Department of Health 1690 Hollis Street, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 488 Halifax, NS B3J 2R8

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